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SCHORL
Definition of SCHORL
noun
The most common variety of tourmaline.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From German Schörl, probably from Swedish skör (“brittle”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
28th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
0.3%
of traced words share this origin (272)
branch · 22.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, SCHORL · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
SCHORL in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 15 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 71, 30 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 160, 27 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 8 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 71, 30 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
SCHORL starts with S and ends with L. Sorted, its letters read CHLORS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Could you have found SCHORL?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 71 - and most players walked straight past it.
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